urn:taro:utexas.hrc.00460 Lloyd W. Currey: A Preliminary Inventory of His Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Manuscript Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Finding aid created by Katy Hill and Stephen Mielke Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, 2008 Finding aid encoded by Katy Hill, Stephen Mielke, 2008 Finding aid written in English The University of Texas at Austin, Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Currey, Lloyd W., 1942- Lloyd W. Currey Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy 1969-1993 29 document boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 galley folders (12.18 linear feet) The bulk of the manuscript collection consists of unmarked galleys or page proofs of science fiction anthologies and books, although it does contain a few items of correspondence and manuscript fragments. English Scope and Contents

In 1982 the Ransom Center acquired the 3,500-volume Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection formed by the specialist bookseller and bibliographer L. W. Currey. The Currey book collection emphasizes classic science fiction from 1818 (the publication date of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) to 1919, especially American and British interplanetary fiction (1827-1914), and American utopian fiction (1888-1900). In addition to the book collection, the Ransom Center acquired Currey's manuscript collection of major 20th-century science fiction and fantasy writers.

The collection is organized into three series: I. Anthologies (4 boxes, 1 galley file), in alphabetical order by name of editor; II. Works (24 boxes, 1 oversize box, 2 galley files) in alphabetical order by name of author; and III. Indexes (1 box), which consists of Currey's detailed indexes to the book and manuscript collections.

The bulk of the manuscript collection consists of unmarked galleys or page proofs of science fiction anthologies and books, although it does contain a few items of correspondence and manuscript fragments, most notably a typed draft of Ray Bradbury's short story "The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place." Other authors represented include Brian Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, L. Sprague de Camp, Ron Goulart, Frank Herbert, H. P. Lovecraft, Michael Moorcock, Mike Resnick, Robert E. Vardman with Victor Milan, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

 Acquisition:

Purchases 1982 (R9650), 1983 (R9957) (R10145); Gifts 1984 (G1952), 1986 (G2546)

 Access:

Open for research

 Processed by:

Katy Hill, Kelly Jensen, Danna Lamb, Stephen Mielke, Tiffany Shropshire, 2008

 Container List Series I. Anthologies Asimov, Isaac 1.1-1.4 Before the Golden Age 2.1 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century 2.2 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 7 2.3 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 8 2.4 Isaac Asimov Presents the Best SF Stories 9 Carr, Terry 3.1 Best Sci-Fi of the Year #6 3.2 Fantasy Annual V 3.3 Universe 11 3.4 Universe 12 3.5* Finder, Jan Howard, Alien Encounters (* galleys removed to galley files) 3.6 Gunn, James, The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever 3.7 Saha, Arthur W., The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 8 Schmidt, Stanley 4.1 Analog's Children of the Future 4.2 Analog's Golden Anniversary Anthology 4.3 Analog's Lighter Side 5.1 Scithers, George H., Isaac Asimov's Adventures of Science Fiction 5.2 Shwartz, Susan M., Hecate's Cauldron 5.3 Wollheim, Donald A., The 1982 Annual World's Best SF Series II. Works 5.4 Adams, George, Insider's Price 5.5 Adams, Robert, Bili the Axe 5.6 Aldiss, Brian W., Barefoot in the Head * Aldiss, Brian W. and Mike Wilks, Pile (* removed to oversize box 30) 5.7-6.2 Anderson, Paul, The Avatar 6.3 Anderson, Paul, The Day of Their Return 6.4 Anthony, Piers, A Spell for Chameleon 6.5 Asimov, Isaac, The Winds of Change and Other Stories 7.1 Atteberry, Brian, The Fantasy Tradition in American Literature 7.2 Ballard, J. G., Memories of the Space Age 7.3 Barlow, Robert Hayward, The Battle that Ended the Century 7.4 Barrett, Neal Jr., Aldair: The Legion of Beasts 7.5 Bayley, Barrington J., The Pillars of Eternity 7.6 Bell, Neal, Gone to Be Snakes Now 7.7 Beyer, William Gray, Minions of the Moon 7.8 Bishop, Michael, A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire 8.1-2 Bova, Ben, Kinsman 8.3 Brackett, Leigh, The Reavers of Skaith 8.4 Bradbury, Ray, The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place, typescript, 1964 8.5 Bradley, Marion Zimmer, The House Between Worlds 8.6 Brunner, John, Manshape 9.1 Carlson, P. M., Gravestone 9.2 Carlson, William K., Elysium 9.3 Carter, Lin, Earth-Shakers 9.4 Carter, Lin, Eric of Zanthodon 9.5 Chalker, Jack L., Charon: Dragon at the Gate 9.6-7 Cherryh, C. J., Hunter of Worlds 10.1-3 Corby, Adam, The Divine Queen 10.4-5 Crowley, John, Beasts 10.6 Curry, Chris and Lisa Dean, Trickster 11.1 Daley, Brian, Tron de Camp, L[yon] Sprague 11.2 The Prisoner of Zhamanak 11.3 The Hand of Zei 11.4 The Great Fetish 11.5 del Rey, Lester, Mortals and Monsters 11.6 del Rey, Lester and Erik van Lhin, Police Your Planet 12.1 Diamond, Graham, The Beasts of Hades 12.2 Dibell, Ansen, Summerfair 12.3-13.1 Donaldson, Stephen R., The Illearth War 13.2 Douglas, Carole Nelson, Six of Swords 13.3 Enger, L. L., Sacrifice 13.4 Feist, Raymond E., Magician 13.5 Filbrun, J. S., Gemini Rising 13.6-7 Foster, Alan Dean, Alien 14.1 Garnett, Bill, Down Bound Train Goulart, Ron 14.2 Big Bang 14.3 The Cyborg King 14.4 The Robot in the Closet 14.5 Upside Downside 14.6 Gregory, Guy, The Heroes of Zara Keep 15.1 Griffin, Russell M., The Blind Men & The Elephant 15.2 Haldeman, Joe, Mindbridge 15.3 Hansen, Karl, War Games 15.4 Harper, George W., Gypsy Earth 15.5 Herbert, Frank, The Dosadi Experiment 15.6 Howard, Hayden, The Eskimo Invasion 16.1 Hughes, Robert Don, The Wizard in Waiting 16.2 Hughes, Zach, Thunderworld 16.3 Jacobs, Ava, …And Nobody Came 16.4 Kaye, Marvin and Parke Godwin, The Masters of Solitude 16.5 Landis, Arthur H., Home to Avalon 16.6 Leigh, Stephen, A Quiet of Stone 16.7 Lem, Stanislaw, Return from the Stars Lovecraft, H[oward] P[hillips] 16.8 Letter to Clark Ashton Smith, 1932 17.1 Postcard to Clark Ashton Smith, 1933 17.2 Fungi from Yuggoth 17.3 The Shadow Over Innsmouth * Lupoff, Richard A., What If? (* removed to galley files) 17.4-5 May, Julian, The Golden Torc 17.6 Mayhar, Ardath, Warlock's Gift 17.7 McGill, Gordon, Omen IV 17.8 Meluch, R. M., Wind Child 18.1 Mills, Craig, The Bane of Lord Caladon Moorcock, Michael 18.2-4 The Condition of Muzak 18.5-6 Gloriana or The Unfulfill'd Queen 19.1 The Rituals of Infinity 19.2 The Steel Tsar 19.3 Morgan, J. M., Between the Devil and the Deep 19.4 Morressy, John, Graymantle 19.5 Norton, Andre, Yurth Burden 19.6 O'Donnell, Kevin Jr., War of Omission 20.1 Pournelle, Jerry, West of Honor 20.2-5 Preiss, Byron and J. Michael Reaves, Dragonworld 21.1 Prescot, Dray, Delia of Vallia 21.2 Price, E. Hoffman, The Jade Enchantress 21.3 Price, E. Hoffman, Operation Longlife 21.4 Pugh, Dianne G., Cold Call 21.5-6 Reamy, Tom, Blind Voices Resnick, Mike 21.7 Birthright 22.1 Sideshow 22.2 The Three-Legged Hooch Dancer 22.3 Walpurgis III 22.4 Roberts, John Maddox, King of the Wood 22.5 Ruse, Gary Alan, The Gods of Cerus Major 22.6 Scarborough, Elizabeth, Song of Sorcery 22.7 Shaw, Bob, The Ceres Solution 22.8 Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff, The Selkie 23.1-2 Silverberg, Robert, The Majipoor Chronicles 23.3 Smith, A. C. H., The Dark Crystal 23.4 Smith, Clark Ashton, The Last Incantation * Spinrad, Norman, A World Between(* removed to galley files) 23.5 Springer, Nancy, The Black Beast 23.6 Springer, Nancy, The White Hart 24.1 Stableford, Brian, The Gates of Eden 24.2 Stableford, Brian, Journey to the Center 24.3 Stasheff, Christopher, The Warlock Unlocked 24.4 Strete, Craig, Dreams that Burn in the Night 24.5 Sturgeon, Theodore, Case and the Dreamer 24.6 Tate, Peter, Greencomber * Thompson, Allyn, The Azriel Uprising(* removed to oversize box 30) 24.7 Torgeson, Roy, Chrysalis 9 25.1 Tubb, E. C., The Coming Event 25.2 Tubb, E. C., Earth is Heaven 25.3 Underwood, Tim and Chuck Miller, Jack Vance 25.4 Van Lustbader, Eric, Dai-San 25.5 Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton], Renaissance 25.6-7 Vance, "Jack" [John Holbrook], Cugel's Saga Vardeman, Robert E. and Victor Milan 26.1 Demon of the Dark Ones 26.2 The Lost Ones 26.3 The Shadow of Omizantrim Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. 26.4 Between Time and Timbuktu 26.5-27.1 Breakfast of Champions 27.2-4 Jailbird 27.5 Slaughterhouse Five 27.6 Wallace, Ian, The Rape of the Sun 27.7 Weinberg, Robert, The Black Lodge 27.8 Wellman, Manly Wade, The Hanging Stones 27.9 Wellman, Manly Wade, What Dreams May Come 28.1 Whalen, Patrick, Deathwalker 28.2 White, James, Futures Past 28.3 Wolf, Gary K., The Resurrectionist 28.4 Yermakov, Nicholas, Epiphany 28.5 Yermakov, Nicholas, Last Communion 28.6 Young, Robert F., The Last Yggdrasill Series III. Indexes 29.1-9 Indexes 30 Oversize materials